Ancient Liturgy For Today's Tulsa

From Death to Healing

“God our Savior…desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all.” (1 Tim 2:3-6)

For centuries, people have been looking for solutions to minimize the effects of Father Time on their bodies.

How have some tried to get rid of facial lines, wrinkles and crow’s feet?

They have been using milk, lotions, cucumbers slices, astringents, moisturizers, creams, sheep fat, or bees’ wax.

Some have even injected a chemical called Botox under their skin, which numbs their nerves and prevents them from moving their facial muscles.

In a nutshell, you could say that we humans have always been looking for the Fountain of Youth and Eternal Life.

Needless to say, these potions and lotions have been nothing but a mirage on the Yellow Brick Road to the Land of Ahs.

Recently, however, scientists have discovered the supposedly most effective method yet of reducing and banishing the lines and wrinkles caused by a lifetime of facial muscle contraction.

Tropidolaemus wagleri—more commonly known as the Temple Viper—is a species of snake found in Malaysia.

The venom of the Temple Viper is incredibly potent because it blocks the neurotransmitters in the victim’s nervous system.